Friday, June 12, 2009

Synergy: Control machines with one set Keyboard and Mouse

If you have more than one machine (PC or notebook) on your desktop, you may use new set of keyboard and mouse for each machine on your desktop. The Synergy application is here to help you reduce the devices on your desk by using just one set of keyboard and mouse to control all machines. Synergy works on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or even Linux and Mac.

Example

This example show how to install and configure Synergy for 3 machines name as:

Streamyx (OS: Windows XP)

Optimus (OS: Windows Vista)

Windows7 (OS: Windows 7)

Each machine attached with a LCD monitor individually. The sequence of machines from Left to Right on desk are Streamyx, Optimus and Windows7. First, install synergy on these 3 machines. My keyboard and mouse attached to machine Optimus. Thus, Optimus will be server.